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غنج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns coquetry, flirtatiousness, and charming behavior, often associated with young women. It can also refer to a specific type of elderly person in a particular dialect.

Derived headwords

الغَنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Al-ghunj with sukūn on the nūn and with ḍamma on it.both

    Al-ghunj with sukūn on the nūn and with ḍamma on it.

غَنَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To be coquettishboth

    To behave in a charming, flirtatious, or teasing manner, especially a young woman.

تَغَنَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    To act coquettishlyboth

    To behave in a deliberately charming, flirtatious, or teasing way, often to attract attention or affection.

غَنِجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Coquettishboth

    A young woman who exhibits coquettish behavior; characterized by charm and flirtatiousness.

الغَنْج (بالتحريك)noun
  1. 1.
    Elderly personclassical

    In the dialect of the Hudhayl tribe, this term refers to an elderly person.

Parallel reading

الغنج والغنج: الشكل.
Al-ghanj and al-ghunj: Charm/coquetry.
وقد غنجت الجارية غنجا وتغنجت، فهي غنجة.
And the young woman was coquettish, behaving flirtatiously, and she is coquettish.
والغنج بالتحريك: الشيخ في لغة هذيل.
And al-ghanj (with harakah) is the elder in the language of Hudhayl.